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STOCK GAB" I Nd. 345, 01 Pafefified July 13, 1886.

ATTORNEYS.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JONATHAN EPIEBCE, OEDEMINGS BRIDGE, TEXAS, AND DAVID C. PRYOR,

. OF OUCHARAS, COLORADO.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION .orming part of Letters Patent No. 345,601, dated July 13, 1886.

Application filed November 10, 1895.

Serial Xo.'182 ,366. (No model.)

of Demings Bridge, in the county ofMata gorda and 'State of Texas, and DAVID C. PRYOR, of Oucharas, in the county of Huerfano and State of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Stock-Oars, of which the following is a description.

Our invention is an improvement in movable transverse partitions for stock'cars,which are employed for separating the animals by individuals or groups. It is more particularly an improvement on such partitions as are suspended by sliding loop-hinges from a horizontal rod, and provided at'the bottom uith feet that enter sockets in the fioorof the car, whereby the partitions are adapted to be fastened or released by a vertical move ment.

The features of novelty and improvement are as hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of the body of a stock-carprovided with our improved partition. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section of the same parts, the partition being raised and held in the position intended when not in use. Fig. 3 isa perspective view of the partition detached from the car, its gates or sliding portions being extended. Fig. 4 is a plan view, with parts in section, illustrating the practical use of the invention, in connection with a central adjustable gate, in the operation of filling a car with stock.

The body A of the partition is a skeleton frame, and its top and bottom bars, 'a, have parallel grooves, as shown, to receive the lateral sliding portions or gatesB B. The latter are.also in the nature of skeleton frames, and have each a horizontal or lengthwise slot, 12, to receive a pin, 0, projecting from the body A of the partition, and serving as a stop to arrest the lateral movement of such parts B. The partition is suspended by slotted loops or hinges d from a horizontal rod,

0, fixed in hangers e, attached to the car-roof.

On the lower end of the body A of the partition are formed projections or tenons f, that are adapted to enter sockets in the floor-"of the car, in which position they prevent the partition from-being moved either way; but it will be seen that the slot-ted or loop hinges (I allow vertical movement of the partition.

Hence when the latter is raised the projections e are withdrawn from their sockets, and the'partition may then be swung up parallel to the car-roof, as shown in full lines, Fig. 2, and secured by a pendent spring-catch, g, which engages its free end. There is, however, a danger that the stock on either side of the partition may raise it far enough to release the projectionsffrom their sockets, so that the partition will swing free, and thus no longer subserve its intended purpose. To prevent such accidental displacement in the function of the projections hon theouter ends of the sliding gates B B, the same enter sockets or spaces, Figs. 1, 4, in the sides of the car when said gates are extended laterally, and thus serve to hold the partition down. To secure the gates B B in such extended position spring pins *0 are inserted in holes formed coincidently in the body A of the partition and gates B B.

In use the body of the partition is secured in vertical position. Then one'of the sliding gates B is moved out, Fig. 4, so as to close the space between the partition and the adjacent'sideof the car, and the animals enter the compartment by passing through the space (see arrows) on the other side. When the compartment is" full, the other gate B is closed and the next compartment is filled, and so on until the whole car is full. In discharging the cattle from the compartment the sliding gate B that was first closed is the one that must be opened, since it will be the one near the heads of the animals.

In practice we purpose placing one of our improved partitions about midway between each end and the center of the car, and in the center will be placed a shii'table gate, such as has been devised by Jonathan E. Pierce, one of the joint inventors in this case. Thus the car will be divided into four compartments.

It is. obvious that our partition may be em-' ployed in stock-cars of common use.

WVhat we claim is 1. In combination with the body of the vertically-movable partition, a sliding gate, B,

adapted to engage with the side of the car, gage the side of the car, all as shown and de and means for looking it, as specified. scribed.

2. The body ofthe partitionhavinggrooves JONATHAN E. PIERCE. in its top and bottom bars, and a gate, B. DAVID C. PRYOR.

5 adapted to fit and slide in said grooves, as XVitnesses to Pierces signature:

shown and described. I AMOS \V. HART,

3. The combination, with the can and a ver- CHAS. A. PETTIT. tically-movahle partition having projections \Vitnesses to Pryors signature: entering sockets in the car-floor, of a lntei'ally- J. H. STEPHENS, 15 lo sliding gate having projections adapted to en- A. M. BUNTON. 

